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The site was identified as important in 2001 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
Philippine Duck Anas luzonica	VU	resident	1900-1919	present	A1
Spotted Imperial-pigeon Ducula carola	VU	resident	1900-1919	present	A1
Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis	NT	non-breeding	1900-1919	present	A1
Giant Scops-owl Otus gurneyi	VU	resident	1900-1919	present	A1, A2
Philippine Eagle Pithecophaga jefferyi	CR	resident	1969	present	A1
Writhed Hornbill Rhabdotorrhinus leucocephalus	NT	resident	1900-1930	present	A2
Philippine Cockatoo Cacatua haematuropygia	CR	resident	1900-1919	present	A1
Mindanao Lorikeet Trichoglossus johnstoniae	NT	resident	1900-1930	present	A2
White-eared Tailorbird Orthotomus cinereiceps	LC	resident	1900-1930	present	A2
Zamboanga Bulbul Hypsipetes rufigularis	NT	resident	1900-1949	present	A2
Yellowish Bulbul Hypsipetes everetti	LC	resident	1900-1949	present	A2
Rusty-crowned Babbler Sterrhoptilus capitalis	LC	resident	1900-1930	present	A2
Bagobo Babbler Leonardina woodi	LC	resident	1964	present	A2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1990-1999	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2001).

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Salikata	National Park	1,088	protected area overlaps with site	0
Sacred Mountain	National Park	94	protected area contained by site	0
Pantuwaraya Lake	National Park	20	protected area overlaps with site	0
Lake Lanao Watershed Reservation	Watershed Forest Reserve	180,460	protected area overlaps with site	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Artificial/Terrestrial		-
Forest		-
Wetlands (inland)		-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Lanao. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-lanao-iba-philippines on 03/12/2023.